Self-filling fountain-pen



E. HUGETZ'.

SELF FILLING FOUNTAIN PEN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I7, |920.

Patented 001:.l 4, 1921.

UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE] Y EDWARD HUGE'M, OFNEW YORK, N. Y,

SELF-Eintritte roUNTAIN-PEN.

To all whom t may concern 'Be it known that I, EDWARD HU'GETZ, a

citizenof the United States of America, residing at New( York city,county and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Filling Founf tain-Pens, of which the following is'a full, clear, and eXact description. A c

This invention relates to improvements in selfiilling fountain pens,andrhaslfor one of its objects to provide a .collapsible selffillingfountain pen; in'other'. words, I have "produced a pen made up ofa-'pluralit'y of Y collapsible or telescoping sections whereby the pen,when not in useA and collapsed' can be carried in a vest pocket, in a'liadys handbag or as a watch-charm. Y The barrelof the pen is providedwith meansto cause same to fill when properly manipulated, one of thepen sections being arranged to Vassist in the ractuation of the fillingmeans, whichy inthis instance is a piston.

I will now proceed to describe my'invention in detail, the novelfeatures of which I:

will finally hereinafter claim, .reference being h ad to vtheaccompanying drawing, weremz`` Figure 1 illustrates a longitudinal sec--tional view of my improved pen in collapsed condition;r Y Y Fig. 2illustrates in elevation the sleeve to operate the illingpiston, thesle'evebeing mounted on the pen-barrel which carries the pen-section,thepen section being'also illus- Fig. 3 is fragmentary view illustrating Ythe piston operating sleeve as pulled out either for preparing .same tooperate the piston or for writing-purposes;` Y

Fig.' 4-"s a similar view,"illustrating the piston and operating'sleevetherefor, as they would be positionedV after a filling operation; v

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken'o'n va line 5-5 in Fig.4;` V Y Fig. 6is a fragmentary view, enlarged, illustrating the various sleeves andmanner of connecting same, said view being partly in section;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the outer sleeve andits casing, c

also the cap to close the end of the outer sleeve; and

Fig. 8 illustrates in elevation the barrelsections extended for writingpurposes.

As has been stated, one of the objects of Y Specification of LettersPatent. Y Patented Oct, 4, 19.21, Ap'piication k.filed December 17,1920.` I Serial 110.431,415.:

my inventionV is to provide a collapsible i fountain pen'that can bereduced into small space when not in use (see Fig. 1) and ex# 'tended(see Fig. 8),for writing purposes. -Together with the above yfeatures VIprovide lself-illing.collapsiblev fountain pen is made up of abarrel-member 9 carrying the usual pen section 10 and a plurality ofvslidable sections 11 and 12. Each section 11, and 12 yis made up of asleeve vand cover. The sec- `tion `11 is made Vup of a sleeve 13 andcover 14 and the section 12 of a sleeve 15 and cover l16. Each sleeve 13and 15 is provided with a slot, fthe slot in sleeve 13being indicated by17, and the `slot infsleeve 15 by 18. These slots will be covered by thecovers or casings Y'for the sleeves 13 and 15. lThe sleeves 13 and 14are rheld togetherjby a pin 19 (see Fig.

76), which extends beyond the cover 14 sufficiently to engage the slot18 in .sleeve 15 of section 12. Thecover 16 can vbe secured to sleeve 15in any desired manner. The sleeve 15 extends at one end beyond the cover16 endof thepen. The slots 17 and 18 will, of

course, belong enough to permit of the desired movement `upon tions 11and 12. By referring to the part of the secthe barrel-,9 to fill thebarrel with ink. (See Fig. 5.)" .The lmovable sections 11 and 12 willhave two slidable positions. In one position the said Asections canbeextended or 'collapsed without operating piston 23. In

the piston lis moved to-the adjacent end of the other position of saidsections the piston may be operated.

Fig. 2 illustrates the vnormal position of sleeve 13, in which positionsaid sleeve can be moved longitudinally of the barrel 9 withoutoperating the piston, this being obvious. Tokoperate piston 23, it isbut necessary to c ause cross slot 21 to engage pin 22 by rotating thesections, after which the piston can be moved longitudinally of thebarrel when rnow be moved still farther longitudinally of the barrelofthe pen until the limit of such movement has been reached. `Suchmovement will move iston 23 to the butt end of the barrel (see Fig. 5),thereby causing space 25 to fill with ink, the pen section 10 being ofcourse introduced into a supply of ink. Aftergthe pen barrel becomesempty, the piston 23 will be moved to the pen section end of the pen andthen moved back to the butt end of the barrel. During the time thatVpiston 23 is positioned at the butt end of barrel 9, the sectionscanfbe collapsed or eX- tended without moving piston 23 for the reasonthat after the barrel is filled, the sections 11 yand 12 will .berotatably moved to vnormal position to move cross-slot 21 out of enagement withpin 22. Y

he barrel 9 may be provided with index marks 26 and 27 to indicatewhencross slot 21 is in alinement with pin 22 in either onev Vof the twopositions of the piston 23.

What I claim and deslre to secure byLet- Y ters Patent is n Y 1. In acollapsible self-filling fountain pen, a barrel having a slot there1napiston within the barrel movable longitudinally thereof, a pin carriedby the piston operable in said slot and extending beyond the peripheralsurface thereof, a section carried lby the barrel-andmovablejlongitudinally thereof, said section having a' slotlongitudinally thereof to receive said' pin, andfmeans associated withsaid slot to engage said pin whereby said piston can be operated by themovement of said* section, said engaging -means being normally out ofengagement with said pin.

1 2. In a collapsible self-filling fountain pen, a barrel having a slottherein, a piston within the barrel movable longitudinall thereof, a pincarried b the piston operab e in said slot and extending beyond theperipheral surface thereof, and a section carried by the Y.

ysaid section has'imparted thereto a rotary barrel and movablelongitudinally thereof,

Vhaving a slot longitudinally thereof, said section being also arrangedfor rotary movement, said slot at one'end thereof having incommunication-therewith a cross slot to engage the pin carried by thepiston, when said section has imparted thereto arotary movement aftersaid pin and cross slot are alined,

vwhereby said piston ycan be operated by they longitudinal movement ofthe section, Asaid cross slot and pin being normally out offengagementone with the other.

3f In a collapsible self-filling within Vthe barrel movablelongitudinally thereof, a pin carried b the piston operable in said slotand `exten ing beyond thek peripheral surface thereof, a sectioncarriedv thereof, having a'slot longitudinally thereof, said sectionbeing also arranged fo'rfrotary Y movement, saidy slot at one endthereof having in communication therewith a cross-Slot fountain pen,.abarrel having a slot therein, a piston by the barrel andmovablelongitudinally; Y

to engagefthe pin carried by the piston, when n .A

movement after said pinandcross slotare alined, whereb said piston' canbeoperated by the longitu inal movement ofthe section, said cross slotand pinv being normally. out ofv engagement one 'y with thef'other, andmeans associated with the fbarrel'to indicate when said pin vandcrossvslot are in alinement. f .i

4. In a self-filling fountain pen, a barrel, alpiston within the barreland movable longitudinally thereof, actuating means therefor, a sectionslidably mounted upon the barrel, arranged to occupythereon a fillingposition and a'V non-filling position,V and me-ans associated with thesection to engagev the actuating means fortheV piston Vwhen said sectionis in the filling position, whereby said piston will be operated whenAsaid section is moved longitudinally of the barrel, saidfsectionbeingout of engagement withthe piston when in its non-filling position andcapable of being movedlongitudinally ofthe barrel witshout operatingsaid piston.

1 day of December, 1920.

. EDWARDHUGET@ lWitnesses: ,5 v y,

EDWARD A. JARvIs, MAURICE BLoox,

gned at vNew York city, N. 16 y

